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<blockquote data-quote="Numb" data-source="post: 479357" data-attributes="member: 13189"><p><span style="color: #333333"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">Thank you for your kind advice, Signorina.I dont want to diagnose her myself. Im just at such a loss, after so many years, on what to do. I actually did see a therapist for a while, because I felt I must be doing something wrong for her to be like this, and I wanted to know what it was so I could change it. I was told that I was doing everything I could possibly do. I currently have a great support system with family and friends, they try to help, but not having experienced it themselves, they are unsure of the advice they give.</span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #333333"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">That was my initial thought and was brought up in therapy. At the time this all started she was never left unattended, so school would have been the only option for something to take place. I volunteered at her school on my days off, and cant see how that would have been possible. She also hasnt been able to sustain any kind of long term friendships. She currently has no one she can call a friend and no one I can ask.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #333333"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #333333"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">I know that the professionals and police suspected abuse of some kind, and thankfully she was always honest about that. Whenever she was asked she would tell them that I had never laid a finger on her (I dont believe in hitting anyone), she just wanted to live her own life and didnt want me telling her what to do. They would look at me and shake their head and tell me good luck (this from the police).</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #333333"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #333333"><span style="font-family: 'Tahoma'">She feels no shame or remorse for the situation she is currently in, she doesn't care who knows about it, so I can't help but think if something had happened to her, she wouldn't hesitate to tell me. She has never hesitated in the past to use anything to her advantage, even if just to gain sympathy, but I really can't be sure nothing did. Thanks for suggesting that.</span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Numb, post: 479357, member: 13189"] [COLOR=#333333][FONT=Tahoma]Thank you for your kind advice, Signorina.I dont want to diagnose her myself. Im just at such a loss, after so many years, on what to do. I actually did see a therapist for a while, because I felt I must be doing something wrong for her to be like this, and I wanted to know what it was so I could change it. I was told that I was doing everything I could possibly do. I currently have a great support system with family and friends, they try to help, but not having experienced it themselves, they are unsure of the advice they give.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333][FONT=Tahoma]That was my initial thought and was brought up in therapy. At the time this all started she was never left unattended, so school would have been the only option for something to take place. I volunteered at her school on my days off, and cant see how that would have been possible. She also hasnt been able to sustain any kind of long term friendships. She currently has no one she can call a friend and no one I can ask. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#333333][FONT=Tahoma]I know that the professionals and police suspected abuse of some kind, and thankfully she was always honest about that. Whenever she was asked she would tell them that I had never laid a finger on her (I dont believe in hitting anyone), she just wanted to live her own life and didnt want me telling her what to do. They would look at me and shake their head and tell me good luck (this from the police). She feels no shame or remorse for the situation she is currently in, she doesn't care who knows about it, so I can't help but think if something had happened to her, she wouldn't hesitate to tell me. She has never hesitated in the past to use anything to her advantage, even if just to gain sympathy, but I really can't be sure nothing did. Thanks for suggesting that.[/FONT][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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